

James Hemings Society
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@jameshemingsorg
Celebrating America's 1st Chef de Cuisine; Leading the Call to Remember, Uphold and Continue Black Culinary Contributions to American food and drink.










#FoodForThought +convo fodderfor any #BastilleDay Celebrations you catch this wknd! James Hemings, @jameshemingsorg namesake & America’s 1st classically trained Chef de Cuisine, was there July 14th 1789 when Parisian revolutionaries stormed the Bastille➡️: bit.ly/3O7QI16





Summer is here! We can't think of a better way to celebrate than w/ ice cream! A former White House cook, Augustus Jackson was a Philadelphia caterer & “the father of ice cream.” One of the city’s wealthiest African Americans, he supplied ice cream to Black-owned establishments.





